ALPHA GROVE COMMUNITY TRUST

Registered charity 270570 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ALPHA GROVE CENTRE, ALPHA GROVE COMMUNITY CENTRE, THE ALPHA

Facilities provided at the Alpha Grove Centre:Youth ClubInternet cafeCommunity meetingsComputer trainingSchool holiday programmesLegal advice sessionsPlaygroups

Objects

THE PROMOTION OF THE BENEFIT OF THE AREA OF BENEFIT WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX OR OF POLITICAL RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AND INHABITANTS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS.

Area of benefit: ALPHA GROVE AREA OF THE LONDON BOROUGH OF TOWER HAMLETS

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£102k
Latest spending
£85k
Registered
1976
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £17,882 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £102,436 and expenditure of £84,554. Per the trustees' report, free reserves strengthened to £231,571, which the trustees confirm remains above the minimum required under their updated 2023 reserves policy.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: risk-based approach (held: £232k)
“The Trustees reviewed and updated the reserves policy in September 2023 to reflect the current risk landscape. This updated policy continues to focus on a risk-based approach, identifying key risk factors and determining appropriate reserve levels to cover these risks.” — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Corporate structure

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Tower Hamlets

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£102k£85k
31/03/2024£111k£83k
31/03/2023£204k£105k
31/03/2022£63k£62k
31/03/2021£62k£81k

Common questions

Is ALPHA GROVE COMMUNITY TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £17,882 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £102,436 and expenditure of £84,554. Per the trustees' report, free reserves strengthened to £231,571, which the trustees confirm remains above the minimum required under their updated 2023 reserves policy. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund21/04/2005£5kDance Workshop
The National Lottery Heritage Fund26/04/2002£5k"Alpha Grove Is A Community Centre Owned And Used By The Residents Of The Barkantine Estate In Millwall. They Will Use The Award To Help Fund"

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ALPHA GROVE COMMUNITY TRUST£102k—0above—no doubt
ALPHA GROVE CENTRE FY2025£102k—0above—no doubt
CATTON GROVE COMMUNITY CENTRE CIO FY2025£102k—0unclear—no doubt
GROVE COMMUNITY PROJECT FY2024£190k—0above—no doubt
KIDSGROVE SPORTS CENTRE COMMUNITY GROUP FY2025£1.1m—0unclear—no doubt
THE GROVE RESIDENTIAL HOME (SOLIHULL) FY2025£1.6m—0above—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.